Golf-hole renovator



a. L. WHITMAN,

GOLF HOLE RENOVATOR. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3. 1919.

1,340,927, Patented May 25,1920.

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RAYMONDL. WHITMAN, 0F HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GOLEHOLE RENOVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1920.

Application filed Gotober 3, 1919. Serial No. 328,226.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, RAYMOND L. Vi larr- MAN,a citizen of the United States, resldlng at Hamilton, county of Essex,Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Golf Hole Renovators, of which the followlng is aspecification.

This invention relates to trimmers and particularly to a cutter fortrimming or renovating holes such as the holesin a golf course. 1

Employing the golf hole as an illustration, it will be understood thatsuch a hole having been oncedug is liable to become misshapen or to beovergrown or otherwise rendered unfit for its purpose. This instanceshows the strict requirement for uniformity and the necessity of havinga clean cut, uniform and regular mouth. I

For this purpose as well as for the variety of other uses to which it isor may be adapted, I have devised an implement simple and complete whichis capable of rapidly and uniformly restoring the holes of a course orany other similar excavations which ,may need to be trimmed andstandardized.

In the drawings which form a part of this application I have shown aform of device well adapted to the requirements of the example aboveindicated. Throughout the specification and drawings like referencecharacters are employed to indicate corresponding parts and in thedrawings:

Figure l is a view of my device shown in working position.

Fig. II a sectional view of the same,

Fig. III a plan view and Fig. IV is a frag-- nientary section of thecutter.

In practice I preferably construct my (16''. vice with a plate 1 havingan opening 2. This opening when used for the holes of a golf course hasa diameter of four and onequarter inches to coincide with the standardhole of the course.

On the plate 1 I detachably mount a guide plate 3 having a centralopening a axially alined with the opening 2 of the plate 1 and slidinglyreceiving the plunger 7. The plate 3 is preferably detachably held byBetween the plate 3 and extending within the opening 2 is a femalecutter member 10 shouldered at 12 and having a lower downwardly disposedcutting edge 10 On the end of the plunger 7 is cutter disk 8 preferablyshouldered at 8 to receive a cutting plate 11. This plate 11 has itsupper edge 11 preferably spiraled or otherwise out of the horizontalplane so as togive a shearing effect when the cutter disk 8 is drawnpast the cutting edge 10 of the female cutting member 10. The plate 1 ispreferably roughened on each side as indicated at 1 As illustrative ofthe manner of use of my trimmer in the case of the renovation of golfholes, the keeper introduces the cutter disk 8 into the hole locatingthe plate 1 above the hole in such a w. y that the opening 4 in theplate is in general axialalinement with that of the hole.

It will be noted here that these holes are fitted with a metal can orsleeve which preserves the hole and provides convenient means foremptying the hole in case it becomes partly filled. The requirementsofplay, however, make it inadvisable to have this can extend e11- tlrelyto the surface so that it in fact terminates a short distance below thelevel of the ground so as to leave a natural mouth or ring of earth orturf.

In actual practice the turf tends rapidly to overgrow the mouth not onlyrestricting the actual diameter of the hole, but considerably reducingits apparent diameter. This variation is a source of considerableannoyance'to players in putting. It also introduces an elementOfVZLI'lZtlJiOIl from time to a time in the course which materiallyeffects comparative scores and the basis of competition.

In addition to the overgrown tendency of the surrounding, turf, holesbecome misshapen or distorted through variety of accidents andincidents. The utility of my present invention as applied to thisproblem lies in its peculiar efficiency in reform- 7 ing the mouth ofthe hole with an exact and 7 standard edge.

If the opening is merely overgrown by the turf, the cutter 8 havingbeenintroduced and the plate 1 located, the mouth may be shorn clean byan upward pull on the handle 9 whichbrings the upwardly disposed cuttingedge 11 of the cutter 11 past the downwardly disposed cutting edge 10 ofthe female member 10 thus producing a clean shearing action all aboutthe mouth of the hole.

In'case a hole has become misshapen or distorted the cutter disk 8 isinserted usu-,

' the size of said plate aperture,

ally by a slight tipping entry and the earth about the mouth of the holethen compacted by beating or stamping until it is laterally displaced soas to supply slight access of material all about the hole. The hole maythen be trimmed as before described by drawing up on the handle 9 whileholding the plate 1 firmly to the -round. 7

While I have dealt in some detail on this implement asfiapplied to golfholes to which it is particularly adapted, thereare a great variety ofother purposes in which it may be conveniently used. I am not to beunderstood therefore as limiting my inven- *tion' by reason of theforegoing illustrative explanation as its use and its modification-'andvarious parts and details may all be practised without departingfrom the spirit of my invention if within the limits of the appendedclaims. lVhat I thereforeclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis: I

v 1. A golf hole renovator comprising a plate having asharp edgedaperture there- -through, a plunger-adapted to pass through :saidaperture, a sharp edge cutter disk on theendof said plunger, said diskbeing of a detachable handle at the upper end of said plunger, adetachable guide onsai'd plate adapted to support said plunger incentral alinement with said plate aperture.

QVA golf 'hole renovator comprisingi'a plate having a sharpedgedaperture therethrough, a plunger adapted to pass through said aperture,a cutter disk on said plunger, and a guide on said said plunger incentral alinementwith said "plate aperture. g

' 3. A golf hole renovator comprising a platehavinga sharp edgedaperture there- 'edge disposed to plateadapted to guide 7 through, aplunger adapted to pass through said aperture, a sharp edge cutter diskon said plunger of the size ofsaid aperture, a

detachable guide on said plate adapted to support said plunger incentral alinement I with said cutting part.

4c. A hole trimmer of the class described,

ture.

'5. A hole trimmer of the class described, 7

comprising a ground plate having a sharp edged aperture of the size ofthe hole to be trimmed, a cutter disk having its upper edge dlsposed tocooperate with said aperture edge, said diskedge being out of par-=allel with the p'lane'of the edge ofthe plate aperture. v c

6. In a golf hole trimmer, an apertured cutting plate having adownwardly faced annular edge and a vertically movable cutter having anupwardly disposed peripheral be drawn up within said apertured plate.

7 In a golf'ho'le trimmer, a cutting plate having a downwardly facedcutting edge and a vertically movable cutter having an upwardly disposedcutting edge.

8. A method of reforming golf holes consistingin upwardly shearing theedge of said hole against anopposed apertured plate a In testimonywhereof l aflix my signature in presence of two wltnessesf Y itnesses':V

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